End of year closure

Students walking past Barr Smith Library

Ask Library and all campus libraries (except Barr Smith Library Level 3) will be closed from 3:00 pm on Monday 23 December to Wednesday 1 January 2025 (inclusive).

Level 3 of the Barr Smith Library will continue to be available for students and staff as follows:

23 December

Swipe-card access after 4:00 pm

24, 25, 26 and 27 December

Closed

28, 29, 30 and 31 December

24/7 with swipe-card access only

1 January

Closed

  • Access to the High Use collection, requests pick-up shelf, laptop self-service unit, and study spaces on Level 3 will be available via your University ID card.
  • Online resources will continue to be available 24/7 from any location.
  • Ask Library enquiries will be responded to once the service resumes on 2 January 2025.
  • Requests for items can continue to be placed via Library Search and will be processed from 2 January 2025.
  • Interlibrary loan service resumes on the 6 January 2025. 
  • Specials Collections items are unavailable until 14 January 2024 when the Special Collections Reading Room reopens. 

All campus libraries will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025. The full opening hours are available here.

We wish you all a wonderful holiday and a happy new year for 2025!

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